Shaft-hanger.



F. S. BARKS 64 A. P. FOX.

SHAFT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1914.

1,179,794. Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

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F. S. BARKS & A. P. FOX.

SHAFT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 6. 1914.

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FRANK S. BAR'KS AND ALEXANDER 1?. FOX, OF VALLEY PARK, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS TO BARKS & BARSTOW MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF VALLEY PARK, MISSOURI,

A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

SHAFT-HANGER.

Patented Apr. 18, 191$.

Application filed November 6, 1914. Serial No. 870,587.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, FRANK S. BAnKs and ALEXANDER P. Fox, citizens of the United States, residing at Valley Park, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shaft-Hangers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is an elevational view of a portion of a building such as a gin house and showing shaft hangers of our improved construction arranged within said building. Fig. 2 is an elevational view of a series of the sha ft hangers in position within a building. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a plan view of one of our improved shaft hangers. Fig. 5 is an elevational View of the lower portion of a gusset plate forming a part of our improved shaft hanger. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken approximately. on the line G6 of Fig. 3.

Our invention relates to hangers or supline shafts forming an essential part of the equipment for gin houses, machine shops, and all factories utilizing belt-driven ma chinery, the principal object of our invention being to provide a comparatively light, strong and durable shaft hanger which can be readily adjusted so as to be located at the proper point along a line shaft and which hanger provides a very rigid support for the journal box in which the shaft is mounted. Further objects of our invention are to construct a shaft hanger from ordinary rolled metal shapes and plates cut to proper shape, thereb materially reducing the cost of construction, and further to provide the hanger with a readily adjustable journal box supporting member and upon which latter the journal box is adiustably mounted. With the foregoing and other objects in view, our invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring by numerals t0 the accompanyme: drawings, 10 designates the posts of a building such as a gin house, machine shop or the like, said posts being preferably metal I-beams with their lower ends suitably anchored. Fixed to two or more of these posts ata suitable distance above the ground or floor is a horizontally disposed rail 11, preferably a channel, with its flanges upwardly presented. Formed in the web of this rail and suitably spaced apart are apertures 12 which are adapted to receive the attaching means which anchor the upper ends of the shaft hangers to said rail.

The main body portion of our improved shaft hanger is in the form of a skeleton leg or upright frame, the same being composed of a pair of flanged members 13 and 14, the same diverging slightly toward their upper ends and said members being connected by lattice bars 15 preferably angle bars, and when properly positioned, the longer member 13 occupies a vertical position with the shorter member 14 occupying an inclined position.

The lower ends of the members 13 and 14 are united by a suitable gusset plate 16 and attached to the said gusset plate and the lower ends of said members 13 and 14 are oppositely arranged angle plates 17 which rest upon and are fixed to the floor or a suitable base member.

Uniting the upper end of the member 14 and the upper portion of the member 13 is a gusset plate 18 and formed therein near the upper end of the member 14 is a pair of inclined slots 19. Fixed to the upper end of the member 13 is a small gusset plate :20 and fixed thereto and extending downward to the gusset plate 19 is an inclined brace 21.

Fixed to the upper portion of plate 20 is an oppositely disposed pair of angle plates 22, the horizontally disposed legs of which are perforated so as to receive bolts or like fastening devices 23 which latter pass through an adjacent pair of the apertures 12 in the rail 11. By virtue of this construction the upper end of the shaft hanger of which is provided with a pair of slots 25, thesame being oppositely inclined with respect to the inclined slots 19 in the gusset plate 18. When properly assembled, the vertical leg of this bracket is positioned directly against the gusset plate 18 and bolts 26 having square shoulders pass through the coinciding pairs of inclined slots 19 and 25, thus effectually locking the bracket to the gusset plate. By virtue of such construction the angle bracket can be easily and quickly adjusted vertically, and rigidly locked in its adjusted position.

Formed in the horizontal leg of the bracket 24 is a pair of slots 27 which are adapted to receive bolts 28, the same serving as attaching means for the journal box 29. By providing the slots 27 in the bracket 24, the journal box carrying the line shaft can be readily ad usted horizontally.

At the right hand of Fig. 1 we have illustrated a type'of shaft hanger which is particularly adapted for use on the press room floors of gin houses, and this hanger comprises a vertically disposed member 30, a pair of inclined members 31, and a gusset plate 32 between the central portion of said member 30 and the meeting ends of the members 31. Adjustably positioned on this gusset plate 32 is a bracket 33 which carries the journal box 34:. The lower end of this hanger is adjustably positioned on the press room floor of the gin house and the upper end of said hanger is adjustably connected to one of the channel rails 11.

If necessary, sway -braces such as 35 either in compression or under tension may be arranged between the skeleton legs or uprights forming the body portions of the hangers.

A shaft hanger of our improved constructlOIllS comparatively s1mple,and inexpensive in structure owing to the fact that it is composed wholly of ordinary rolled shapes and plates, can readily be adjusted lengthwise relative to the supported shaft locate the line shaft with respect to the counter shafts or machines which are to be driven from said line shaft.

By anchoring the lower end of the hanger on the ground or the floor of the building, a very rigid support is provided and much of the strain andvibration which is ordinarily transmitted to the building structure is by our improvement transmitted to the ground or foundation of the building.

It will be readily understood that minor of the various parts of our improved shaft hanger can be made, and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of our invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

We claim:

1. The combination with a building structure, of a horizontally disposed rail fixed to said building structure a suitable distance above the floor line, a vertically disposed skeleton leg having its lower end resting upon the floor and its upper end adjustably connected to the horizontal rail, and a journal box arranged directly in front of the skeleton leg and mounted so as to be adjusted toward and away from said leg.

2. The combination with a building structure, of a horizontally disposed rail fixed to said building structure a suitable distance above the fioor line, a vertically disposed skeleton leg having its lower end resting upon the floor and its upper end adjust-ably connected to the horizontal rail, a vertically adjustable bracket positioned on said leg,

and a horizontally adjustable journal box positioned on said bracket.

3. The combination with a building strueture, of' a horizontally disposed rail arranged in said building structure a suitable distance above thefloor line, a vertically disposed skeleton leg having its upper end adjustably connected to said rail, a vertically adjustable angle bracket arranged on said leg, and a horizontally adjustable journal box arranged on said'angle bracket.

4. A shaft hanger comprising a pair of members which diverge toward their upper ends, connections between the upper and lower portions of said members, means at the ends of said hanger for attaching the same to suitable supports, and a journal hearing adjustably positioned on the upper portion of said hanger.

5. A shaft hanger comprising a pair of members which diverge toward their upper ends, connections between the upper and lower portions of said members, means at the ends of said hanger for attaching the same to suitable supports, a bracket adjustably positioned on the upper portion of said hanger, and a journal box adjustably positioned on said bracket.

6. The. combination with a pair of horizontally disposed supports, of a pair of skeleton legs spaced apart, the lower portions of which are'adapted to rest on the lower one of said supports, the upper ends of which legs are adjustably secured to the upper one of said supports, journal boxes arranged for vertical adjustment on said legs, and sway braces connecting said legs intermediate of said horizontally disposed supports.

ch i e. i e t n ndwn tm ion .lheeom a tioe with a rai 15 1. 91 0 zontallv disposed supports, of a pair of skeleton legs spaced apart, the lower portions of which are adapted to rest on the lower one of said supports, the upper ends of which legs are adjustably secured to the upper one of said supports, journal boxes arranged for adjustment toward and away from said legs, and sway braces connecting said legs intermediate of said horizontally disposed supports.

8. The combination with a pair of horizontally disposed supports, of a pair of skeleton legs spaced apart, the lower portions of which are adapted to rest on the lower one of said supports, the upper ends of which legs are adjustably secured to the upper one of said supports, journal boxes arranged for both vertical and horizontal adjustment on said legs, and sway braces connecting said legs intermediate of said horizontally disposed supports.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses, this 25th day of September, 1914;.

FRANK S. BARKS. ALEXANDER P. FOX.

Witnesses:

G. A. LUBELE, Enw. H. BARSTOW.

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